scholarly journals Peer Learning as a Key Component of an Integrated Teaching Method: Overcoming the Complexities of Physics Teaching in Large Size Classes

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 67
Author(s):  
Matteo Bozzi ◽  
Juliana E. Raffaghelli ◽  
Maurizio Zani
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Students ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Peer Learning ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Teaching Methodology ◽  
Learning Technology ◽  
University Policy ◽  
Size Classes ◽  
Large Size ◽  
Traditional Lectures

Over the last decade, policy makers have urged universities to innovate their teaching methodologies. Although educational research has shown that active methods lead to improvements in learners’ performance more than traditional lectures in small classes, some factors impede active methods from spreading in large size classes. In this paper we aim at fostering these methodological innovations by showing the effectiveness of an integrated teaching methodology that employs peer learning, technology, and traditional lectures in large size classes. In the academic years 2017–2018 and 2018–2019 a quasi-experiment involved more than 600 engineering students per year attending an introductory physics course at Politecnico di Milano. These learners were assigned to two sections and their outcomes in a pre-test and a post-test were analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics. The learning results of the experimental group were always better than the outcomes of the control group, regardless of the difficulty of the physics topics addressed. Furthermore, a very low threshold for the exposure to peer learning has been highlighted in order for it to be effective. These promising results may thus foster ongoing changes in university policy towards the renewal of the teaching methodology.

scholarly journals The Effect of Teaching Methods (Lecturing, Reading, Cooperative Learning, and Skill Training) and the Level of Intelligence on the Outcomes of Learning Arabic in High School/تأثير طرق التعليم (المحاضرة و القراءة و التعليم التعاوني و تدريب المهارة) ومستوى

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-48
Author(s):  
Iga Setawati
Keyword(s):  
Group Work ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Skill Training ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Homogeneity Test ◽  
Teaching Methodology ◽  
Learning Achievement ◽  
Average Value ◽  
R Value

This study aims Knowing the Interaction between teaching methodology and intelligence on learning achievement in Arabic at MAPK MAN 1 Surakarta year lesson 2019/2020. This research applied quantitative. Conducted at MAPK MAN 1 Surakarta from january-february 2020. While the sample is class XI PK. The approach used in this study is a quantitative approach using experimental methods.  collection techniques using Observation, Test and Documentation. Analysis techniques using the normality test, homogeneity test, and hypothesis testing. The conclusion of this reasearch is the influence of teaching method (Lecture, Recitation, and Grup in Work, Skill Training) and the level of Intellegence on Arabic learning Achievement in MAPK MAN 1 Surakarta. There were significant differences in Arabic learning using the lecture and recitation methods and students taught using group work methods and skills training. from the calculated r value greater than r table, namely rh = 0.49 0.44 = rt, There was a difference in the learning to students with low IQ or students in 1` lower IQ group. the calculated r value greater than the table, namely: rh = 0.78 0.44 = rt, The method of teaching group work and skills training can significantly improve students' learning in the experimental class when compared to the control group. This can be seen from the difference in the average value achieved by the two groups where the experimental group is greater than the control group, namely: 96 94.

scholarly journals Peer Instruction-Based Feedback Sessions Improve the Retention of Knowledge in Medical Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 155-162
Author(s):  
Silvia Maria Riceto Ronchim Passeri ◽  
Eric Mazur
Keyword(s):  
Basic Science ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Study Groups ◽  
Peer Instruction ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Teaching Methodology ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Science Knowledge ◽  
Assessment Feedback ◽  
Basic Science Knowledge

ABSTRACT Peer Instruction (PI) is an interactive teaching-learning process between colleagues and has been applied in various universities throughout the world. This active teaching methodology improves students’ performance and their capacity to resolve problems when they perform activities with their study colleagues. There are no systematic studies about the use of PI in assessment feedback. The aim of our study is to identify whether the use of PI on assessment feedback improves the retention of basic concepts in medical programs. For this study 226 undergraduate students (Y2 = 115, Y3 = 111) enrolled in a Brazilian medical school were invited to participate. After taking the regular exam (RE), the students of the control group (125) could individually receive feedback (review of the exam) from the professor according to the course routine, and the students in the study group (101) were invited to participate in an immediate intervention after the RE with a feedback developed session using the peer instruction teaching method. At the conclusion of the feedback session, the students again answered the post-feedback exam (PFE) so that we could identify any changes in the answers compared with the regular exam taken before feedback and 6 months later, we applied a diagnostic exam (DE) of identify whether the students retained the concepts covered in the previous exams. The control and study groups are statistically significantly different in the RE (p = 0.0014) and DE (p < 0.000). The study group demonstrated better performance in both exams than the control group. When we gave feedback, using PI immediately after the exam, retention of basic science knowledge jumped to 39%, increasing by 15%. The students that had assessment feedback had the opportunity to discuss their misconceptions. These students had the highest number of correct answers with assimilate knowledge and fewer assimilation of wrong answers, therefore, students who received immediate feedback had less tendency to make the same conceptual errors. PI in the feedback was effective in improving retention of basic science knowledge.

scholarly journals Research on the Learning Effect of the Positive Emotions of "Ship Fuel-Saving Project" APP for Engineering Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1136
Author(s):  
Chih-Chao Chung ◽  
Yuh-Ming Cheng ◽  
Ru-Chu Shih ◽  
Shi-Jer Lou
Keyword(s):  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Fuel Saving ◽  
Learning Program ◽  
High Positive Correlation ◽  
Experimental Teaching ◽  
Engineering Department ◽  
Experimental Group

The purpose of this study is to explore the impacts of “positive emotions” through the App Inventor 2 Ship Fuel-Saving Project on the “positive emotions literacy” and “ship fuel-saving literacy” of university students of the Engineering Department. In this study, 115 students were selected as the research object, experimental teaching was conducted in a group cooperative learning mode, and the positive emotional elements were integrated into the AI 2 Ship Fuel-Saving Project. The research conclusions were as follows. (1) The Blended teaching method and the mixed learning program of the “Positive AI 2 Fuel-Saving Project” provided students with diversified learning channels; (2) the Project presented significant positive affirmation for the improvement of students’ positive emotional literacy; (3) the Project resulted in significantly greater improvement of students’ fuel-saving literacy in the experimental group than in the control group; (4) students in the experimental group showed the best positive emotion with confidence in the learning process of the project; and (5) the “ship fuel-saving literacy” and “ship fuel-saving works achievement” of students in the experimental group showed a significantly high positive correlation. Finally, the “Positive AI 2 Fuel-Saving Project Teaching Mode” was constructed, which can be a reference for promoting the practical teaching of positive emotions and ship fuel-saving literacy in the future.

scholarly journals The Effects of the Gamified Flipped Classroom Method on Petroleum Engineering Students' Pre-class Online Behavioural Engagement and Achievement

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Gulsum Asiksoy ◽  
Serhat Canbolat
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Petroleum Engineering ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Flipped Learning ◽  
Learning Method ◽  
Positive Effect

The flipped learning is a widely-used teaching method that increases the interaction between the instructor and the students by changing the in-class instructional time and the out-of-class practices. In this method, if students come to the class without studying the pre-course materials, this might lead to failures in its application. Besides, the gamified flipped learning environment was obtained by integrating the gamification elements in the pre-class phase of the flipped learning. The effects of teaching in this environment on students’ online behaviors and achievements were investigated. The participants were fourth-year undergraduate petroleum and natural gas engineering students enrolled in a natural gas engineering course. A true-experimental design was used in the study. Data were collected from a natural gas concept test, weekly quizzes, and data logs from Moodle. The research results indicated that teaching in the gamified flipped learning method showed a significant increase in the students’ participation in the pre-class activities of the flipped learning compared to the control group. Moreover, there was a significant increase in the achievement levels of the experimental group as compared to the control group. Based on these findings, the use of gamification elements in the pre-class phase of the flipped learning method can have a positive effect on the pre-course online behavior engagements of students. Furthermore, it was determined that it has a positive effect on the achievements of students who completed the method.

scholarly journals Situated learning makes easy learning for the biomedical engineering students in blood physiology

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin-lin Wang ◽  
Mingzhi Zheng ◽  
Jin-jie Zhong ◽  
Ying-ying Chen
Keyword(s):  
Situated Learning ◽  
Biomedical Engineering ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Blood Type ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Positive Role ◽  
Key Points ◽  
Theoretical Test

Abstract Background Blood physiology is difficult to be understood and remembered for biomedical engineering students by traditional teaching method. In this study, we aim to know whether situated learning was helpful for students learning the key points of theoretical knowledge in blood physiology. Methods In the study group (2019), 51 sophomores were randomly divided into two smaller teams. Team A was provided with the script of wisdom tooth extraction, which contains the knowledge of hemostasis and coagulation. Team B was provided with a script of rescue in the intensive care unit, which contains the knowledge of blood type and blood transfusion. In the control group(2018), 52 sophomores participated in traditional lectures given by the teacher with the aid of PowerPoint slides. After class, students from both groups completed the theoretical test, and their test scores were compared. In addition, we designed a questionnaire to get feedback from the study group. Results The theoretical test showed the scores in the study group were higher than those in the control group(2018). The questionnaire analysis showed the positive role of situated learning in learning the key points. Conclusions To sum up, situated learning makes easy learning for undergraduate in blood physiology.

The Effect of Using Students Peer Teaching on Iraqi EFL Students' Achievement in the Course of Library and Research Work

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (33) ◽  
pp. 693-714
Author(s):  
. Muntaha Sabbar Jebur
Keyword(s):  
Basic Education ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Peer Teaching ◽  
Control Group ◽  
College Of Basic Education ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Experimental Group

          Peer teaching is a strategy that allows the students to teach the new content to each other, and they must be accurately guided by instructors.     The researcher proposes that the use of students peer teaching  may promote students' achievement  and ensure the engagement of all the students in the learning process. Therefore, the researcher employs it as a teaching method aiming at investigating its  effect on Iraqi EFL students' achievement in the course of Library and Research Work .      The study hypothesizes that there is no significant difference between the students' achievement who are taught library and research work by students peer teaching  and that of the students taught by the traditional way. The experimental design of the study is Parallel Groups, Random Assignment, posttest. Each group consists of 35 students, chosen randomly from the Third Year Students at the Department of English in the College of Basic Education. Both groups were matched in terms of their age and parents' education. The experiment was fulfilled in the first course for 15 weeks during the academic year 2016-2017.       The same materials were presented to both groups. This included   units from Writing Research Paper by Lester D. . Post-test was constructed and exposed  The t-test for  independent samples was used to analyze the results and it is found out that there is a statistical difference between the two groups in their achievement because the calculated t- value 2.635 is bigger than the tabulated t- value which is 2.000, and also shown the superiority of the experimental group. The results indicate that the experimental group, who was taught Library and Research Work by peer teaching   was better than the control group, who was taught according to the traditional way. So, the null hypothesis is rejected. Finally, some recommendations and suggestions are presented in the light of the study findings. to a jury of experts to verify its validity and it was administered to both groups.

Effect of Concept Mapping as an Innovative Teaching Method on Senior School Students’ Interest in Chemistry

2019 ◽  
pp. 66-74
Author(s):  
Offor E. N.
Keyword(s):  
Concept Mapping ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Mapping Method ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Innovative Teaching ◽  
Chemistry Students ◽  
Lecture Method ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Innovative Teaching Method

The study was designed to explore the effect of concept mapping as an innovative teaching method on senior school students‟ interest in chemistry. The pre -test post- test quasi experimental design was adopted for the study. The population for the study comprised 1425 senior secondary two (SS2) chemistry students in Agbani Education Zone. A total of 189 SS2 chemistry students were drawn from three secondary schools selected in the zone through purposive sampling method. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. In each of the schools used for the study, all the chemistry students in their intact classes were used. The experimental group was taught using concept mapping while the control group was taught using the lecture method of teaching. The treatment lasted for six weeks. The instrument for data collection was Chemistry Interest Scale (CIS). The CIS was validated by three experts. Before the treatment commenced, a pre- interest scale was administered and a reliability coefficient of 0.72 was established using Cronbach Alpha. The data collected was analyzed using analysis of co variance (ANCOVA). The result of the data analysis showed that there is a significant difference between the mean interest scores of students taught chemistry with concept mapping and those taught with lecture method. The study concludes by recommending that concept mapping method of teaching should be adopted in teaching of chemistry as this has helped to stimulate interest in chemistry which will help to enhance their achievement.

scholarly journals Integrating Peer Learning Activities and Problem-Based Learning in Clinical Nursing Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 237796082110002
Author(s):  
Suci Tuty Putri ◽  
Sri Sumartini
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Peer Learning ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
Clinical Learning ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Learning Achievement

Introduction The implementation of nursing clinical learning in Indonesia has several challenges that require innovation in the learning method strategy. The method that has been used so far focuses on the hierarchical relationship between lecturers/preceptors and students, so that there are many shortcomings in learning outcomes. The application of the method of active learning with Peer Learning (PL) and Problem Based Learning (PBL) techniques has proven effective in classroom learning, but its rarely found in clinical learning. Objective The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the PL and PBL towards the achievement of clinical learning in nursing students. Methods The research method used a true experiment with a posttest only control group design, the sampling technique was taken by randomize control trial. An instrument for clinical learning achievement using AssCE. Results The analysis was carried out as descriptive and bivariate. The results showed the mean in the experimental group was 7.059 and the control group was 6.325. Further statistical test results were obtained p-value = 0.001 (p < 0.05) which showed that the average score there were differences in clinical learning achievement development scores. Conclusion Clinical learning using peer learning and PBL methods can directly improve various aspects of student competency achievement.

scholarly journals Building on Strategic eLearning Initiatives of Hybrid Graduate Education a Case Study Approach: MHEI-ME Erasmus+ Project

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 7675
Author(s):  
Radovan Madleňák ◽  
Stephen P. D’Alessandro ◽  
Agostino Marengo ◽  
Jenny Pange ◽  
György Iván Neszmélyi
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Online Community ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Teaching Methodology ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Strategic Commitment ◽  
Self Learning

Online courses are gaining popularity because they provide extensive and varied course material, information, knowledge, and skills, whilst also creating an effective educational online community. This research adopts a case study approach to focus on the teaching method and the manner in which a strategic commitment to eLearning provides scope for the development and implementation of top quality educational online fully accredited programs. Entrepreneurship focuses on developing businesses that add value and create wealth and prosperity in our societies. Therefore, entrepreneurship is a key area of learning for graduate students seeking to set up and operate their own SME organizations. It can serve as a benchmark for the teaching of other graduate subjects that require a sound correlation for the correlation of concepts and theories to the challenging complexities of the real world. The program was developed on the basis of the implementation of a state-of-the-art eLearning platform that allowed for a combination of varied self-learning and collaborative learning elements and activities within a single platform. This enabled students to access the online content material efficiently and effectively. It allows for the development of a program based on the flipped classroom teaching methodology. The underlying concept of the flipped classroom methodology is that effective eLearning should comprise both synchronous and asynchronous learning activities. This combination of self-learning and collaborative learning calls for careful planning by the tutor to ensure that the learning objectives are clearly defined for each activity and that the relevant deliverables are monitored. The content material for each subject course module was designed, developed, produced, and presented by the different project partners in a holistic manner structured to motivate participants to learn. The results of our analysis have shown that students were able to learn, discuss their projects, and cooperate during an online course in an effective and participant-focused manner with their tutors. The feedback given highlights the importance of ongoing communications between students and the tutors who often need to act as mentors to retain student engagement.

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